I came to feel how far above All fancy, pride, and fickle maidenhood, All earthly pleasure, all imagined good, Was the warm tremble of a devout kiss.

Through the dancing poppies stole A breeze, most softly lulling to my soul.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever: its loveliness increases; it will never pass into nothingness.

The only means of strengthening one's intellect is to make up one's mind about nothing, to let the mind be a thoroughfare for all thoughts.

A hope beyond the shadow of a dream.

Land and sea, weakness and decline are great separators, but death is the great divorcer for ever.

Shed no tear - O, shed no tear! The flower will bloom another year. Weep no more - O, weep no more! Young buds sleep in the root's white core.

Open afresh your rounds of starry folds, Ye ardent Marigolds.

And when thou art weary I'll find thee a bed, Of mosses and flowers to pillow thy head.

Neither poetry, nor ambition, nor love have any alertness of countenance as they pass by me.

You are always new, the last of your kisses was ever the sweetest.

The home of every soul is not among another's glory, but should be within another's soul.

Always be nice to your children because they are the ones who will choose your rest home.

I curated this show [Shanghai Biennale ], I was by no means trying to shock people or be controversial.

Better a sovereign in squalor than a slave in splendor.

No police officer could compel a satyagrahi to give evidence against a person who has confessed to him. A satyagrahi would never be guilty of a betrayal of trust.

Just as established products and brands need updating to stay alive and vibrant, you periodically need to refresh or reinvent yourself.

Honestly, I'm not a big fan of baseball.

Short sellers age in dog years.

Look around at day-to-day life for ideas, and it finds its way into your work.